N/A
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This article is about n/a. For Na, see Na.
- The correct title of this article is n/A. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
The characters n/a (sometimes N/A) is an abbreviation that is mainly used in information tables. It stands for one of the following:
- Not applicable[1][2]: Where three verification needed elements or more are not compatible, it is said the resulting data is not applicable. For example, in a sport results table, where all teams are columns and rows, those cells which would mean team X vs. itself are usually marked with a symbol, or with n/a.
- Not available[2]: Where there exists a lack of data. It also means a temporary unavailability of that piece of data (although TBA or TBD is often used instead). For example, in a price table, when new articles have arrived but the price is not yet available, it is usually expressed with n/a. In Microsoft Excel the function is #N/A or NA().
- No answer: Refers to something that has no known or available answer.
